Welcome to the Future

The last two presidential elections exposed the poor state of affairs in the Democratic party. Clearly the party was ill-prepared for an all out ideological and political battle. Ever since Clinton took office, it seemed like the creation of new ideas and the commitment to a disciplined, cohesive party took a back seat. Democrats seemed content to rest on their laurels or else wax poetic about the good ol' days. When the shit hit the fan it was clear that the left had fallen into complete disarray, appearing fractured and split over the smallest issues, let alone the big ones.

Not any more. This excellent article (written by an enthusiastic Democrat) airs some of the new and worthy ideas issuing forth from the Democratic party. In addition to being an excellent read, the article also contains a link to Barack Obama's recent essay on Daily Kos which is critical read. Here's the link just in case.